Freedom of Information
Requests made under the Freedom of Information Act and the Environmental Information Regulations to the 39 central government bodies the Cabinet Office monitors, April to June 2026: 19,628 in all. A body should answer within 20 working days, or tell the requester it needs longer where the law allows.
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| Body | Requests received | Answered within 20 working days | Late | Granted in full | Fully withheld |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attorney General's Office | 72 | 61 of 72 (85%) | 5 | 11 of 29 | 15 of 29 |
| Cabinet Office | 588 | 436 of 588 (74%) | 56 | 135 of 451 | 215 of 451 |
| Charity Commission | 346 | 330 of 346 (95%) | 16 | 32 of 291 | 62 of 291 |
| Competition and Markets Authority | 52 | 43 of 52 (83%) | 5 | 12 of 46 | 20 of 46 |
| Crown Prosecution Service | 238 | 214 of 238 (90%) | 14 | 57 of 195 | 118 of 195 |
| Debt Management Office | 10 | 10 of 10 (100%) | 0 | 4 of 6 | 0 of 6 |
| Department for Business and Trade | 299 | 212 of 299 (71%) | 51 | 60 of 228 | 94 of 228 |
| Department for Culture, Media and Sport | 143 | 127 of 143 (89%) | 0 | 20 of 99 | 46 of 99 |
| Department for Education | 559 | 427 of 559 (76%) | 112 | 196 of 418 | 135 of 418 |
| Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | 324 | 211 of 324 (65%) | 52 | 71 of 275 | 108 of 275 |
| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 371 | 369 of 371 (99%) | 0 | 24 of 274 | 174 of 274 |
| Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | 286 | 174 of 286 (61%) | 8 | 52 of 238 | 90 of 238 |
| Department for Transport | 944 | 828 of 944 (88%) | 90 | 335 of 669 | 225 of 669 |
| Department for Work and Pensions | 852 | 779 of 852 (91%) | 50 | 194 of 649 | 378 of 649 |
| Department of Health and Social Care | 390 | 343 of 390 (88%) | 27 | 64 of 265 | 104 of 265 |
| Food Standards Agency | 83 | 77 of 83 (93%) | 0 | 21 of 58 | 15 of 58 |
| Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | 498 | 204 of 498 (41%) | 227 | 51 of 429 | 180 of 429 |
| Government Legal Department | 70 | 54 of 70 (77%) | 9 | 19 of 58 | 18 of 58 |
| Health and Safety Executive | 1,023 | 371 of 1,023 (36%) | 615 | 38 of 645 | 122 of 645 |
| HM Land Registry | 62 | 48 of 62 (77%) | 14 | 25 of 54 | 17 of 54 |
| HM Revenue and Customs | 685 | 628 of 685 (92%) | 54 | 177 of 583 | 331 of 583 |
| HM Treasury | 323 | 271 of 323 (84%) | 18 | 46 of 221 | 132 of 221 |
| Home Office | 2,033 | 1,560 of 2,033 (77%) | 133 | 406 of 1,338 | 525 of 1,338 |
| Ministry of Defence | 1,439 | 1,055 of 1,439 (73%) | 260 | 325 of 1,041 | 364 of 1,041 |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 301 | 225 of 301 (75%) | 68 | 77 of 229 | 112 of 229 |
| Ministry of Justice | 1,197 | 916 of 1,197 (77%) | 255 | 236 of 749 | 291 of 749 |
| National Archives | 5,662 | 5,139 of 5,649 (91%) | 320 | 2,156 of 3,947 | 376 of 3,947 |
| National Savings and Investments | 36 | 35 of 36 (97%) | 1 | 21 of 28 | 3 of 28 |
| Northern Ireland Office | 61 | 51 of 61 (84%) | 3 | 27 of 54 | 11 of 54 |
| Office for National Statistics | 89 | 88 of 89 (99%) | 1 | 27 of 47 | 11 of 47 |
| Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills | 112 | 97 of 112 (87%) | 11 | 15 of 73 | 37 of 73 |
| Office of Gas and Electricity Markets | 166 | 144 of 166 (87%) | 14 | 77 of 141 | 27 of 141 |
| Office of Rail and Road | 42 | 30 of 42 (71%) | 12 | 16 of 36 | 4 of 36 |
| Rural Payments Agency | 80 | 74 of 80 (93%) | 2 | 10 of 27 | 6 of 27 |
| Scotland Office | 55 | 49 of 55 (89%) | 6 | 23 of 38 | 9 of 38 |
| Serious Fraud Office | 27 | 27 of 27 (100%) | 0 | 10 of 23 | 7 of 23 |
| UK Export Finance | 27 | 23 of 27 (85%) | 2 | 10 of 18 | 4 of 18 |
| Wales Office | 36 | 36 of 36 (100%) | 0 | 26 of 30 | 4 of 30 |
| Water Services Regulation Authority | 47 | 32 of 47 (68%) | 5 | 18 of 43 | 13 of 43 |
“Answered within 20 working days” is out of the requests received, leaving out any put on hold or lapsed; the percentage is the Cabinet Office’s own, rounded. “Granted in full” and “fully withheld” are out of the resolvable requests: those not answered with advice alone or with “information not held”. Late replies missed the deadline without a permitted extension.
Department names link to their pages, where the Transparency tab also has the change on a year earlier and the year’s internal reviews and complaints to the Information Commissioner. More on Open Govt: Transparency.
Source: Cabinet Office, Freedom of Information statistics, April to June 2026 (Accredited official statistics). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.